Any recommendations for a Miami Hilton? looking to use my points for a vacation in a couple weeks

Does American Airlines have any status partnerships with hotels or rental cars, etc? (Eg. Platinum Marriott will get you united silver)

Best New Years trip for two

LinkedIn is a biggest professional social network. But everything is not perfect. Curious to understand your pain points on this platform.

I’m desperate to get out of town. Can’t really do Road trips bc I can’t drive for long periods due to injury. Where can I fly to that’s relatively safe and I’m not putting anyone at risk?

A first for me, after 1.6 million miles. Thankful for a delay. The delay on the connector saved me a night at ord Hilton after the ludicrous delay on the first leg.t. Truly grateful united

hiya fishes. happy friday! sorry if this isnt the right bowl, but this is in regards to vacation time. i have an interview process starting next week, and wondering when it would be good to mention i would be OOO between the middle of the month in september? its for a week. im unsure if i can twist this to have a start date once im back. going back and forth on being transparent vs. mentioning it later on. thoughts?

Hi Fishes,
Anyone working in Exxat?
Have heard very good points about the company.
Do share your views

W south beach or Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale?

If I book a stay in a Marriott property through a third party website for a lower rate than what’s on the Marriott app, can I still get points and elite benefits on the reservation?

Where should I travel for Christmas? Looking for adventure and going to travel with other couples. Hoping to use points (delta/ spg)

Thoughts on the SPG Amex? Worth the annual fee? Approval odds? Thanks!

Any Florida hotels (Hyatt/Marriott) near the beach that people recommend? Looking to avoid Miami.

I have an offer and want to negotiate

1. London base salary but I have to absorb all the expenses (train + stay)
I am thinking to negotiate to

2. home base salary and have my expenses paid for

I know that's depends on the amount I have to travel (and potentially stay) but at the moment this is unknown. Past 8 months was just twice a month + 2 nights stay.

The only thing I know is it won't be every week, the return trian ticket is about £80-100, depends I could plan ahead.

How does one tell their boss (owner of the company) that you are burnt out? The sheer volume of work is exhausting and I haven’t taken a true vacation as we are a small company so if something urgent comes to my email I feel like I must respond. I was given an additional title and more responsibilities last year as well but only a 3% raise for it.

I have a phone screen with American Express. Does anyone know how many days of PTO is allotted?

What’s the best travel rewards card you have and why?

Do you guys have any tips or when to purchase ticket to south east asia? All tickets I see is hovering around $2000 roundtrip.

Does anyone else get super gassy during/ after flying?

Is it just me or Marriott is actively trying to kill the SPG brand. Have been trying to reach SPG platinum customer service line - 3 attempts so far, each lasting 30 mins, no success yet.

Does anyone ever redeem Marriott points for gift cards? Is it worth it?

Currently stuck in risk but interested in Cyber. Have done one related engagement from a regulatory perspective. But a lot of posts here making me think it’s harder to break into than I expected (non-technical background). If you had a six sigma green belt / supply chain degree/exp., would you still go through the effort of going into Cyber or take easy risk money being offered / easier transition back to supply chain? 2-3 YOE and trying to decide career course, any advice highly appreciated

What are some of the best consulting firms for digital strategy roles? Looking for a change and was wondering which of the T1/T2 firms have digital practices in Canada. I have applied to ATK and McK. BCG is working to establish their presence in Canada but their team is focused on establishing top down. Bain doesn’t have digital focus. Can anyone shed some light on other T2 firms?

I have joined Verizon in June 2022, will I be eligible for this year as my manager I don't need to fill my goal sheet as I am still in 6 month's probation. Kindly help me to understand.

Hey Computer Science teachers! The 2022 Computer Science Teachers Association conference is in Chicago! Who plans on going?

End of Year Pressure: Manager tells me : Take Some risks, get the deal and apologize later... We are not going to be able to implement in time at the customer's site, which is going to make my "champion" look bad.. What would you do?

What are the best neighborhoods for an unmarried person moving from NYC?

Anyone know of anyone hiring for a remote position (post COVID)?

Hi. So I'm about to begin employment with United HealthGroup. It will be for Medicare recipients. I have some years experience with Medicaid. Any advice? I know, at first, it'll be working on the phones. Any thoughts also on how to get off the phones or how to move into other positions? Thank you.

what is the pay range for role - manager 1 assurance at pwc sdc kolkata?i have 6.5 yoe and joined at 21lpa + 10% vp, four months back. managers from other big 4 start around 28lpa. does sdc kolkata pay m1 this much only or have they underpaid me? i am considering dropping paper and looking out again.

Any insight on Arctern ventures in terms of culture/WLB/comp?

Hello Fishes,

I have an interview scheduled for Gartner next week for Associate Data Scientist. If anyone who recently gave interview for Gartner, please can you tell me about the things I need to prepare for and also what is Gartner offering for this role to a 2.5 YOE in Machine learning & Data Science.

Does companies retain you and bump your existing ctc by 80% to match offer in hand??

How many pages is your resume/CV?

What are people’s firms telling them about client travel once we go back to in person. I’m hearing some will be 50%, while others 80%.

Do any of you guys suffer from a Candida overgrowth? How do you cope? Traveling and all the eating out is making it really bad. I never eat anything with added sugar or drink alcohol.

Anyone here work at BCGDV? Please can you tell me a bit more about the culture, work life balance, salary...

Applying for a strategic designer role.

Thanks!

I'm an introverted person, like to keep to myself, focus on work, spend the rest of my time on family, gym etc. I've been told that I need to work on my communication and client relationship building skills. any books I can read? I don't follow pop. culture anymore, no longer actively follow team sports (but sporty myself) as I consider it bread and circus for the masses and don't rly enjoy work drinks... Am I doomed? Personally I am happy and love the work but fear for my career progression.

If taking the subway to my home office isn't part of my normal commute, and the client I am on is outside the commute to my home office and requires it, am I entitled to expense my Metro Card?

Do you have a home office? Do you use an external monitor? Did you expense the docking station?

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Music recs for deck building please

If you get laid off when you’re in the middle of an interview process elsewhere, do you tell the prospective employer?

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

If I just joined this month, is it possible to still perform well for a raise for year end?

FAANG folks - what are Facebook/Google roles like Country Lead/Industry Lead equivalent to? Are these Director level roles? What sort of compensation can you expect in something like that role?

Can anyone recommend me insightful books which can help consulting/career but not with titles like “how to be a successful manager” etc.

Hello! I’m going to BSchool in August. Any recommendations on books / websites / videos to be more prepared for management consulting interviews?

After a year using my home office setup, especially the 27 inch monitor, how can I ever go back to the traveling life with tiny laptop screen? 😔

Any fellow fishbowl consultants staying at the Beverly Hilton and up for a drink or two?

Please help me select the right offer. Citi SVP Program Management (NYC) vs. EY Manager Tech Consulting. From a career scalability perspective, which one would you choose? Please advise.

Does EYP do case interviews for TSE consultant level? If so, whats the type of cases do you typically see?